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Priority 1 : Provide Housing ChoicesIcon of a house

Fareham is a popular place to live, and we must provide homes for our growing population.

We must also ensure the kind of houses being built serve the needs of the Borough. We have an ageing population and the number of people who live in the Borough and are under the age of 20 is declining. Nationally and locally the number of people who live alone is also increasing. The number of households in Fareham occupied by people living alone is 27%; this will influence the number of smaller homes required.

The majority of Fareham residents are well-housed. More than 80% of homes are now owner-occupied which is much higher than the national average of 69%.

While house prices have risen dramatically over the last 10 years, house prices in Fareham remain slightly lower than the regional average.

However, first time buyers may struggle to get onto the property market as the ratio between average house prices and earnings is slightly higher than the national average.

Over the next Strategy period an increasingly high proportion of the Borough's new housing will be delivered at Welborne Garden Village. This development will provide homes and high-quality community facilities for existing and future Fareham residents.

Learn more about what we will do to provide housing choices PDF (6 MB).